"Arrick picked up his cell phone and scrolled to his most recent calls, hitting Natasha s name, laying it back down in the console, eyes glued to the road, frowning. He hated driving in mid-town traffic past eight p.m.; the hustle and bustle of people hitting the nightlife always made it a headache to navigate."
" Hey, Darling, are you almost here? Natasha had a soft feminine voice that made her sound like a child most of the time, and he was hit with that pang of guilt at the fact he was doing this to her again."
" Hey, Tash. Look & I m sorry, but I need to cancel our plans tonight. You go and meet everyone and enjoy dinner. I need to go deal with Sophie. He waited with paused breath at the long silence which stretched between them, zero response as she took it in, and he could al
